not all men...

Like everyone else I'm appalled by the murders in Isla Vista, California. The youtube video transcripts by this killer are scary in showing how mentally deranged a young man can be and yet still function in society. And worse is that his hatred and misogyny was supported and egged on by the MRA (Men's Rights Activists) until he slipped over into actually killing people. Then they took down his anti-women diatribes from their site. But the hatred lives on.

An article in Salon about male entitlement was fascinating and depressing. This article also has links to others about the harassment that women face daily just for the crime of being female and daring to speak their mind. 

And it seems like there are more stories daily of females being held captive as sex slaves, campus rapes and women being murdered by husbands or boyfriends. So where do these rapists, murderers, harassers come from, and how do we stop this war against women?

Chuck Wendig's blog Not All Men, But Still Too Many Men is an enlightened plea to other males to acknowledge that, yes, there are men who feel entitled, abuse women and are general douche bags. Not all men, but still too many men. His blog and call to action are far more eloquent than I can summarize, so read it.

And then we need to work to improve treatment for mental health issues, stop selling guns--if not to everyone then at least to all people with mental issues (which I believe includes current NRA CEO Wayne LaPierre) and find ways to counterbalance all the right-wing hatred being spewed towards women on the internet and on TV. Maybe we could ask the Great Pumpkin or Easter Bunny to help???